[Updated] Dell Wasn’t Joking About That 28-Inch Sub-$1000 4K Monitor; It’s Only $699

[Updated] Dell Wasn’t Joking About That 28-Inch Sub-$1000 4K Monitor; It’s Only $699 | Forbes

How and when the iMac and Mac Pro can go Retina | Marco.org

How and When the iMac and Mac Pro Can Go Retina | Daring Fireball

Apple “Retina” Desktop Displays Are Likely Closer Than We Think | ParisLemon

iMac や Mac Pro は今年中に Retina 化する | maclalala2

The real threat that Samsung poses to Apple

The real threat that Samsung poses to Apple | asymco

While there’s no doubt that Google has played a key role in Samsung’s success by handing out a free mobile operating system to pretty much anyone who wants to build one — it is actually Apple, more than any other company, that is responsible for Samsung’s present success.

How? By outsourcing as much work to Samsung as they have. And it’s impossible not to wonder whether Tim Cook’s announcement yesterday on bringing back Apple’s manufacturing to the USA is the beginnings of an attempt to rectify the problem.

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Asus came to Dell and said, “We’ve done a good job fabricating these motherboards for you. Why don’t you let us assemble the whole computer for you, too? Assembling those products is not what’s made you successful. We can take all the remaining manufacturing assets off your balance sheet, and we can do it all for 20 percent less.”

The Dell analysts realized that this, too, was a win- win… […]

Then, in 2005, Asus announced the creation of its own brand of computers.

The Real Threat That Samsung Poses to Apple | Daring Fireball

Samsung could be Asus to Apple’s Dell | The Loop

アップルにとってサムスンの真の脅威とは何か | maclalala2

アップルの真の強みとは？ | maclalala2

コモディティ化したデザイン | maclalala2

アップルに残された道は何か | maclalala2

次なる「破壊的イノベーション」 | maclalala2

Best Dell Ad Ever

Best Dell Ad Ever | Daring Fireball

The device in question doesn’t actually look much at all like a MacBook Air or an iPad. It looks like a broken chair.

Dell Announces New XPS Dockable Windows Tablet and Convertible Ultrabook | PCWorld